Re: Wheel options on Johnny Poppers

Posted by IslandTractor on June 14, 2005 at 18:22:54 from (69.251.78.131):

In Reply to: Wheel options on Johnny Poppers posted by Dean Lydey on June 14, 2005 at 14:15:39:

I believe the round spoke wheels fit the "most desirable" category, as will any aftermarket wheels of the era the tractor was built (Kay Brunner, H&H). I THINK flat spoke wheels were available from Deere as retrofits for steel wheels. Cutoffs look nice when done well, if done poorly they will detract from a tractor's value. Cast wheels are heavy and...surprise... cast iron. The rims are demountable with cast wheels. Pressed steel wheels are thinner than cast wheels and may or may not be removable from the rims. In my opinion any tractor should be restored with the wheels it came with, unless the wheels are in such poor condition to make that impractical. To replace the cast wheels with round spokes to increase the value of a tractor, to me, is not right. Like in my case my serial number search said my tractor came with pressed steel wheels. So if I sold the tractor with spokes and the new owner got the serial number searched he would KNOW they are not original. If the wheels are bad then replace them with what you want but be honest about it.
I think any attempt to save a tractor from getting scrapped is a good thing. John deeres are fairly easy to restore. If all you want to do is cosmetically restore a tractor more power to you, but consider doing a restoration instead, which will yeild a working tractor and a valuable piece of Agricultural history.
As for wheel/tractor values, I'm not going to touch that. Just remember it is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.
Dave

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